consolation
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Consolation came in the form of Yes cities Glasgow and Dundee - of which Jane says she was proud - but the 2014 dream was over.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024
However, while imprisoned, he wrote The Consolation of Philosophy, which takes the form of a dialogue between Boethius and philosophy personified by a beautiful woman who visits him in his cell.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
“And Their Children After Them” and “Our Need for Consolation Is Insatiable,” the two productions on offer in August, could have fit right into the lineups of a number of highbrow Parisian theaters.
From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2021
Consolation games or matches should be eliminated in district play.
From Washington Times • May 5, 2021
Boethius is not remembered for his math but for his Consolation of Philosophy, a tract in which he comforts himself with Aristotelian-style philosophy.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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